Matthew Freedman is a Dean’s Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a co-editor at Regional Science and Urban Economics, a Research Fellow at IZA, a Faculty Affiliate at LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, and an Invited Researcher at J-PAL. His primary research interests are in urban economics, public finance, and labor economics. His work has also addressed topics in environmental economics and the economics of crime. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Maryland-College Park.